Microgaming has announced that Bruce Elliott has been appointed head of business development. Elliott joins a company providing software for some of the industry’s biggest online gaming sites.

Although he is most quoted for his statement at the European Interactive Gaming conference in Barcelona that 'We are staying in the US I don't think we have a problem,” when he was NETeller’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, he did help that company grow from 75 to over 800 staff.

Microgaming is planning expansions across Asia and Europe. Given the company’s sustained growth, Elliot’s will be a very big job. In the last year, Microgaming has added 20 new poker and casino sites to the list of those using its technology.

Bruce Elliott says, “Having known many of the Microgaming team from my time working on the Isle of Man, it is great to now be part of what is undoubtedly one of the powerhouses of the gaming industry.”

Roger Raatgever, CEO, Microgaming, added, “We are delighted to welcome Bruce on board at an extremely exciting time in our industry. The business has expanded significantly over the past year and Bruce’s experience will prove invaluable in driving this success forward across a diverse range of new markets.”